Unspoken Hearts: My Neglected Mute Wife’s Escape

Chapter 557:

Kallie, noticing Edgar’s unusual state, grew concerned. She gently patted Sophie’s back, urging, “Go get some rest.” With that, she followed Edgar out.

As the door clicked shut behind them, Edgar’s composed facade crumbled. The usually unshakeable man looked as though he might collapse in front of Kallie. “Something terrible has happened!”

Kallie’s anxiety peaked. “Is it Jake?” she asked, her voice tense.

Edgar nodded solemnly, his eyes filled with sorrow for Jake.

Feeling a wave of nausea, Kallie nearly faltered, but Edgar caught her just in time to steady her.

Edgar immediately regretted his decision. “Mr. Reeves advised against telling you, but you had to know. Just try to remain calm for your daughter’s sake.”

With her fists tightly clenched to maintain her composure, Kallie inhaled sharply and asked, “What happened to Jake?”

Kallie to the

was the first time Kallie had seen Jake in such

was riddled with severe injuries, tubes

beeping of the heart monitor next to his bed.

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her feelings for him had faded. Though her decision to remarry him was driven by their children’s

a long silence, she managed to whisper, “What

Anna,” Edgar replied through clenched teeth, his own emotion

had regained her

and adjusted his

the antagonism toward the Nixon family. He did it covertly with only a few people. Later, he discovered Anna’s connection to this group. Worse, Anna seemed to have been abducted

not to remain passive. Plus, Mr. Reeves

to rescue Anna, but they failed and were hurt

Kallie, puzzled, inquired, “Firearms?”

were foreign militants, not from